Crown Colony of Sarawak

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The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British colonial territory on the island of Borneo that existed after World War II until it joined with other regions to form Malaysia in 1963.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crown colony
former British colony
historical political entity
borderedBy Brunei Darussalam
surface form: Brunei

Dutch East Indies
surface form: Dutch Borneo

British North Borneo
surface form: North Borneo

South China Sea
capital Kuching
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Sarawak
commonLanguage Malay
continent Asia
country United Kingdom
currency Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
surface form: Sarawak dollar
endTime 16 September 1963
ethnicGroup Bidayuh
Chinese
Iban people
surface form: Iban

Malay
Melanau
event Japanese occupation of Sarawak ended in 1945
ceded by Charles Vyner Brooke to the United Kingdom
formation of Malaysia
executiveHead Governor of Sarawak
flag Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
surface form: Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak
followedBy Malaysia
Sarawak
surface form: State of Sarawak
governmentType British colonial administration
headOfState Elizabeth II
George VI
legalSystem English common law
legislature Council Negri
locatedIn Southeast Asia
locatedOn Borneo
surface form: island of Borneo
officialLanguage English
partOf British Borneo
British Empire
precededBy Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
surface form: Kingdom of Sarawak
reasonForEnd accession to the Federation of Malaysia
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
traditional indigenous religions
significantEvent anti-cession movement in Sarawak
sovereignState United Kingdom
startTime 1 July 1946
todayPartOf Malaysia
Sarawak
surface form: State of Sarawak

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Malaya and British Borneo dollar usedIn Crown Colony of Sarawak
White Rajahs countryRuled Crown Colony of Sarawak
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Sarawak
White Rajahs followedBy Crown Colony of Sarawak
this entity surface form: British Crown Colony of Sarawak
Brooke family ruled Crown Colony of Sarawak
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Sarawak
Brooke family realmBecame Crown Colony of Sarawak
this entity surface form: British Crown Colony of Sarawak